From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie

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From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie
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Studio album by
Bobby Darin
Released1964
RecordedSeptember 17–18, 1964, Hollywood, California
Genre Pop
Length26:13
Label Capitol
Producer Jim Economides
Bobby Darin chronology
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(1964)		From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie
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From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie is a 1964 album by Bobby Darin. The album was arranged and conducted by Richard Wess. [1]

Contents

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated December 26, 1964, and remained on the chart for 8 weeks, peaking at number 107. [2]

The album was released on compact disc by EMI on December 11, 2001, paired with Darin's 1962 album Oh! Look at Me Now . [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

In a review for AllMusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote, "It's got the competent verve you'd expect from Darin's mid-'60s pop'n'swing vocals, though not so exceptional that you'd recommend it as the cream of the crop. The highlight, if only because it doesn't sound like more of the same, is the dramatic, somber ballad "The End of Never," with its unexpected melodic arches and Darin's committed singing." [4]

Billboard in its Pop Spotlight Album Pick reviews, notes that Darin "delivers a sensitive first-rate rendition of 'Days of Wine and Roses'. [7]

Variety notes "Darin belts with considerable savvy neatly changing pace between the solid beat of "Call Me Irresponsible" and the slow torch attack on "Where Love Has Gone" [8]

Record Mirror described the album as "his best album" noting that it features "mostly good songs with 'Look at Me', [and] 'Once in a Lifetime'." [5]

Michael Seth Starr called it "a Big Band, brassy, show-tuney album". [1]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Hello, Dolly!" (Jerry Herman) – 3:14
  2. "Call Me Irresponsible" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:04
  3. "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:34
  4. "More (Theme From "Mondo Cane")" (Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) – 2:25
  5. "The End of Never" (Bobby Darin, Francine Forest) – 2:39
  6. "Charade" (Mancini, Mercer) – 1:46

Side two

  1. "Once in a Lifetime (Only Once)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:06
  2. "Sunday in New York" (Peter Nero, Carroll Coates) – 2:30
  3. "Where Love Has Gone" (Van Heusen, Cahn) – 2:43
  4. "Look At Me" (Darin, Randy Newman) – 1:50
  5. "Goodbye, Charlie" (André Previn, Dory Langdon) – 2:22

Charts

Chart (1964)Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) [2] 107

Singles

YearTitleU.S. Hot 100

[9]

U.S. Cashbox

[10]

1964"Hello, Dolly!"76114

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Starr, Michael (2004). Bobby Darin : a life. Dallas: Taylor Trade Pub. p. 134. ISBN   9-7815-8979-1213.
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 198. ISBN   0898201179 . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Oh Look at Me Now/Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (3 April 1965). "Bobby Darin: From Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 212. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Pop Spotlight: From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 49. December 4, 1964. p. 48.
  8. ↑ "Variety Record Reviews Mexico, Bobby Darin, Ethel Ennis, Coyle & Sharpe, Nelson, The Kinks, Springfield, Welk Top New LPs: Spotlight on Rick". Variety . Vol. 237, no. 1. November 25, 1964. p. 46.
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN   0898201551.
  10. ↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 84–85. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
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